Kiaeria is a genus of chasmataspidid, a group of extinct aquatic arthropods. It was originally classified as a xiphosuran of the monotypic family Kiaeriidae. However, in 2019, the British geologist and paleobiologist James C. Lamsdell assigned the genus to the order Chasmataspidida, possibly being a member of the family Chasmataspididae. Only one species has been assigned to this genus, K. limuloides.[1]
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| Genus: | Kiaeria Størmer, 1934
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| Species: | K. limuloides
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| Kiaeria limuloides Størmer, 1934
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References
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- ^ Lamsdell, James C. (2019). "A chasmataspidid affinity for the putative xiphosuran Kiaeria Størmer, 1934". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 94 (3): 1–5. doi:10.1007/s12542-019-00493-8. S2CID 207914022.
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